Where does “renter” come from?
Renter derives from English rent, from Chinese 兒, from Old French -er, from Latin -are, from Latin -are, from Latin -arius, from Latin do, from Proto-Italic didō.
renter (English): One who rents property or other goods from...
Definitions
- One who rents property or other goods from...
Ancestry of “renter”, step by step
renter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rent | A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order... |
| 2 | Middle English | rent | rent: income; revenue |
| 3 | Old French | rente | income |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | rendita | — |
| 5 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 6 | Latin | reddō | to give back, return, restore |
| 7 | Latin | dō | to give |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via French rentraire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rentraire | finedraw |